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Spokesperson: In the 2006 election of the city mayor, 55% of [#permalink]
16 May 2008, 06:28

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Spokesperson: In the 2006 election of the city mayor, 55% of the voters were female. All the voters were between ages 18 and 70 and 2/3 of them supported the incumbent mayor. The incumbent mayor won the election with a substantially greater number of votes than any other candidate.

If the statements made by the Spokesperson are true, then which of the following must be true? a.At least 1/2 of the female voters supported the incumbent mayor. b.The incumbent mayor received stronger support from the female voters than from the male voters. c.There were no other candidates in the election who received more than 30% of all the votes. d.45% of the voters in the election were male and none of them were 75 years old. e.If the proportion of male and female voters in the city remains the same, the incumbent mayor is also likely to win the next election.

Spokesperson: In the 2006 election of the city mayor, 55% of the voters were female. All the voters were between ages 18 and 70 and 2/3 of them supported the incumbent mayor. The incumbent mayor won the election with a substantially greater number of votes than any other candidate.

If the statements made by the Spokesperson are true, then which of the following must be true? a.At least 1/2 of the female voters supported the incumbent mayor. <-- not necessarily true. If there were 100 voters then 66 voted for mayor. All of the remaining 34 could be female and that means less then 1/2 of females voted for mayor.

b.The incumbent mayor received stronger support from the female voters than from the male voters. <-- Again not necessarily true similar reasoning as A

c.There were no other candidates in the election who received more than 30% of all the votes. <-- We dont know how many candidates there are. There could be just 2 candidates and the other one could have received 34 votes.

d.45% of the voters in the election were male and none of them were 75 years old. <-- bingo if 55% are female, then 45 are male. Since no one is above 70, no ones above 75 either.

e.If the proportion of male and female voters in the city remains the same, the incumbent mayor is also likely to win the next election. <-- rather silly statement if you ask me.

Its the one that you can find support for in the passage very easily ... we are told 55% of voters are women, so 45% must be men ... and we are told ALL voters are btwn 18 and 70, so no one can be 75, male or female.

Re: Spokesperson: In the 2006 election of the city mayor, 55% of [#permalink]
31 Jul 2014, 22:15

bepositive wrote:

Spokesperson: In the 2006 election of the city mayor, 55% of the voters were female. All the voters were between ages 18 and 70 and 2/3 of them supported the incumbent mayor. The incumbent mayor won the election with a substantially greater number of votes than any other candidate.

If the statements made by the Spokesperson are true, then which of the following must be true? a.At least 1/2 of the female voters supported the incumbent mayor. b.The incumbent mayor received stronger support from the female voters than from the male voters. c.There were no other candidates in the election who received more than 30% of all the votes. d.45% of the voters in the election were male and none of them were 75 years old. e.If the proportion of male and female voters in the city remains the same, the incumbent mayor is also likely to win the next election.

Please explain your response....thanks in advance

cheers!bepositive

D is the answer. 55% were female --> 45% were male, all voters were b/w 18 & 70 --> none of them were 75 _________________

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gmatclubot

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